Jerry Walker Holds Sox To 3 Hits. Chips In 2 Hits Of His Own To Get KC Victory.

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Jerry Walker

Municipal Stadium    (11-20-2025 14:20:41)       Time 2:48, 89ø, Wind: 8 MPH Out to RCF  Night Game

Jul 6, 1961                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Chicago(A) 55-27         0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  3  3
1961 Kansas City 25-55        0 2 5   0 0 2   1 0 -     10 16  0

Recap

KC   1st: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

KC   2nd: Scored 2 runs on 4 hits, and an error.

KC       Dick Howser singled scoring Causey to take the lead.  ChW  0 KC 1.

KC       Jay Hankins singled scoring Walker.  ChW  0 KC 2.

KC   3rd: Sent 10 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 5 hits, on one walk and 2 errors.

KC       Joe Pignatano singled scoring 2, E8.  ChW  0 KC 4.

KC       Wayne Causey singled scoring 2.  ChW  0 KC 6.

KC       Jay Hankins bunted scoring Causey.  ChW  0 KC 7.

ChW  4th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

KC   6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

KC       Wayne Causey singled scoring 2.  ChW  0 KC 9.

KC   7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

KC       Norm Siebern hit a fly ball scoring 1.  ChW  0 KC 10.

ChW  Al Pilarcik: 0 for 3, 2 errors.

KC   Wayne Causey: 3 for 5, 4 RBI, 2 runs.

KC   Jay Hankins: 2 for 4, triple, 2 RBI.

KC   Jerry Walker threw a shutout: 3 hits, 5 BB, 1 K. He's 2-6 on the year.

ChW  Early Wynn pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 12 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He drops to 8-2 on the year.

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Chicago(A)                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Wynn L(8-2)                   5.0 12  7  5  0  4  3  105  65  40   3.23  30 130(134)       18

 Baumann                      2.0  4  3  3  0  2  0   36  22  14   3.69  11   70(75)   +

 Kemmerer                     1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0   12   8   4   3.95   3   70(75)

                              8.0 16 10  8  0  6  3  153  95  58   3.41  44

Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Walker W(2-6)                 9.0  3  0  0  0  5  1  129  80  49   3.92  33 130(143)       77

                              9.0  3  0  0  0  5  1  129  80  49   4.55  33

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  E-Pilarcik 2(3), Wynn(2)

 3B-Hankins(2)

 CS- KC Howser(13) by Wynn(5) and Carreon(9), 2nd

        Walker(1) by Wynn(6) and Carreon(10), 5th

RBI- KC  - Siebern(53), Causey 4(8), Howser(20), Pignatano(7), Hankins 2(11)

 SF-Siebern(9)

 SH-Hankins(7)

 WP-Walker(4)

Great-Robinson,F(4), Causey(6)

Poor-Esposito(3)

OfA-Pilarcik(2)

LOB-Chicago(A) 6 Kansas City 10

 DP-Kansas City 2

GWRBI-Howser